Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic
10 best books like Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic (Reinhold Niebuhr): The Mysterious Island, An Extraordinary Union, Silence, Thinking in Systems: A Primer, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, Ten Lords A-Leaping, The Right Sort of Man, Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul, Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
| Author | Jules Verne |
| ISBN | 0812972120 |
I can't remember the number of times I have re-read this Verne masterpiece and discovered something new every time I had. In fact, my book has become so frayed around the edges over the years that I fear I won't be able to open it anymore without being afraid of ruining the pages or the cover for good.
Trying...
| Author | Alyssa Cole |
| ISBN | 1496707443 |
As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past . . .
Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and...
| Author | Shūsaku Endō |
| ISBN | 0800871863 |
“Sin, he reflected, is not what it is usually thought to be; it is not to steal and tell lies. Sin is for one man to walk brutally over the life of another and to be quite oblivious of the wounds he has left behind.”
Japanese Painting by an unknown artist of the Christian Martyrs of Nagasaki.
The...
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
| Author | Donella H. Meadows |
| ISBN | 1603580557 |
Meadows’ Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations...
Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
| Author | James S. Hirsch |
| ISBN | 1416547908 |
A strong and well-constructed biography of one of the first black men integrated into the majors in early 1950s America, and more importantly to the man himself, one of the best players and nicest guys ever to play the game. Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend encompasses a great deal of this monumental...
Leadership: In Turbulent Times
| Author | Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| ISBN | 1476795924 |
Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader?
In Leadership, Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt,...
| Author | C.C. Benison |
| ISBN | 0385344473 |
Although Father Tom Christmas serves his little church in enchanting Thornford Regis with a glad and faithful heart, he never expects to find himself skydiving to raise money for it. Nor, safely back on the ground, to see two of the other divers leap from the plane, then tangle in a midair punch-up and...
| Author | Allison Montclair |
| ISBN | 1250178363 |
"A delightful immersion in the period and personalities, with that touch of depth that transforms a good series to a great one." --Laurie R. King
First comes love, then comes murder.
In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two very different women join forces to launch...
Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul
| Author | Richard B. Hays |
| ISBN | 0300054297 |
Paul’s letters, the earliest writings in the New Testament, are filled with allusions, images, and quotations from the Old Testament, or, as Paul called it, Scripture. In this book, Richard B. Hays investigates Paul’s appropriation of Scripture from a perspective based on recent literary-critical...
| Author | Thomas Moore |
| ISBN | 0060922249 |
SECOND REVIEW, MARCH 2008:
There will be many revisions of this review because I will probably have to read and re-read this book for my entire life just to fully absorb it.
Freaking Thomas Moore. He grabs my soul where no other nonfiction spiritual author has managed. The other night, I...
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, catapulted Henri Nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. In his highly-acclaimed book of the same title, he shares the deeply personal meditation that led him to discover the place within which God has...
Self to Lose - Self to Find: A Biblical Approach to the 9 Enneagram Types
| Author | Marilyn Vancil |
| ISBN | 1683140389 |
Self to Lose Self to Find examines the invitation of Jesus to lose yourself in order to find your true self, and presents the personality system known as the Enneagram within this biblical framework. It will guide you toward liberating self-awareness by detailing nine distinct personality patterns,...
That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation
| Author | David Bentley Hart |
| ISBN | 0300246226 |
The great fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Christians believed that hell was not everlasting, and that all would eventually attain salvation. But today, this view is no longer prevalent within Christian communities.
In this momentous...
| Author | Jenn McKinlay |
| ISBN | 0451492676 |
It's murder by the book in the latest hit Library Lover's mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death in the Stacks.
When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police...
What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics
| Author | Rachael Denhollander |
| ISBN | 1496441338 |
Written by Rachael Denhollander, recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018)
"Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued, that they are not alone and they are...
| Author | Iona Whishaw |
| ISBN | 1771511982 |
A smart and enchanting postwar mystery written for fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear.
It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled into a sleepy hamlet nestled...
| Author | J.A. Jance |
| ISBN | 0380755475 |
Japanese businessman Tadeo Kurobashi had many passions, including computers, poetry, money, and Samurai lore. So his suicide method of choice would naturally be the ancient art of seppuku -- what the uninitiated call hara-kiri. But despite the bloody samurai sword Kurobashi clutches tightly in...
The Beatitudes: 8 Sermons
| Author | Charles Haddon Spurgeon |
Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." This despite the fact that he was a strong figure in...
Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal: Letters of Spiritual Direction
| Author | Wendy Wright |
| ISBN | 0809129906 |
The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted!In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated...
The Only Way To Happiness: The Beatitudes (Foundations of the Faith) (Foundations of the Faith)
| Author | John F. MacArthur Jr. |
| ISBN | 0802430546 |
Jesus' first recorded sermon in the Bible is a blueprint for being happy here on earth. And though His definition contains no prescriptions for acquiring cars, homes, or savings, it does require transformation and obedience. MacArthur examines Jesus' timeless definition of happiness, and explains...
Heirs of the King: Living the Beatitudes
| Author | Warren W. Wiersbe |
| ISBN | 1572932155 |
"Most people think of the Beatitudes as a collection of idealistic sayings- beautiful to read but impossible to practice. How wrong they are! In fact, the entire Sermon on the Mount is a glorious explanation of what life is really like when you reign through the power of the Holy Spirit," says Warren Wiersbe....
| Author | Max Lucado |
| ISBN | 0849937523 |
It comes from God and it is within your reach ... The applause of heaven.
A joy that can't be quenched? A peace that can't be broken? A happiness that can't be threatened?
There is such a joy. It is a sacred delight, a holy gladness. You can't open your Bible without reading about it. You...
The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5: 1-12
| Author | Thomas Watson |
| ISBN | 0851510353 |
An extremely thorough (if long-winded) exposition of the Beatitudes. I still think I like Willard's interpretation better in The Divine Conspiracy. Watson (like Spurgeon and so many others) sees the Beatitudes as a list of godly attributes--aspirational qualities. Specifically, that the process...
Healthy Habits for Managing & Reversing Prediabetes: 100 Simple, Effective Ways to Prevent and Undo Prediabetes
100 simple lifestyle changes you can make right now to prevent Type 2 diabetes and reverse a pre-diabetic diagnosis in an easy-to-use, user-friendly handbook.
There are currently 84 million people in the United States living with a prediabetes diagnosis—left untreated, prediabetes...
Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You
| Author | John Ortberg |
| ISBN | 0310275962 |
When is the last time you thought about the state of your soul?
The health of your soul isn’t just a matter of saved or unsaved. It’s the hinge on which the rest of your life hangs. It’s the difference between deep, satisfied spirituality and a restless, dispassionate faith.
In...
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life
Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze—often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off...
| Author | Henri J.M. Nouwen |
| ISBN | 0060663146 |
In spring 1979, about 6 months after his mother's death, Nouwen wrote this as a letter to his father, wanting to talk about it. Later he decided to put this out as a book (with his father's permission), and I feel it was a wise decision. The fact that Nouwen lived in US and his father in Holland meant that the...
The Assault on American Excellence
A New York Times Editors’ Choice
The former dean of Yale Law School argues that the feverish egalitarianism gripping college campuses today is out of place at institutions whose job is to prepare citizens to live in a vibrant democracy.
In his tenure at Yale, Anthony Kronman has...
All the President's Menus
| Author | Julie Hyzy |
| ISBN | 0425262391 |
It’s an old adage that too many cooks spoil the broth. But when a tour of the White House kitchen by a group of foreign chefs ends in murder, it’s Olivia Paras who finds herself in the soup…
Due to a government sequester, entertaining at the White House has been severely curtailed. So executive...
Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Finding True Intimacy
| Author | Donald Miller |
| ISBN | 1501222325 |
New York Times bestselling memoirist Donald Miller takes readers on his year-long journey to learn to abandon performance-based relationships and find real intimacy.
After decades of failed relationships and painful drama, Donald Miller decided he'd had enough. Impressing people wasn't...
